Ocean Pollution Essay - Sustainability

 Ocean Pollution

If we were to go back to where there was no sort of pollution and no concern about global warming. We could compare it to the world we live in now and there is a drastic difference, and the world has changed so much. One of the biggest impacts global warming has made on the environment. Is ‘Ocean Pollution’ the warming of the earth also increasing the temperature of the ocean. The pollution on land also pollutes the ocean, the carbon dioxide still affects the ocean. Everything that happens on land, converts to the ocean. We can’t just think that ‘eh it’s fine, it’s on land nothing EXTREME’. But the main cause of ocean pollution is from the land. 

The ocean is a major source of our survival. It is the habitat of sea creatures, particularly many types of fish. For us fish is our primary source of protein, we need the fish for food and protein. Humans naturally can’t survive without protein, it is essential for our body. It benefits our bones, muscles, tissues, they also participate in every process of a cell. Fish is also a source of food, especially for those people who live on islands, for example, Maldives. Going back to talking about the ocean you probably wouldn’t have known, but the ocean provides us with oxygen. Around 50 to 70 percent of the world’s oxygen is produced from the ocean. We all know that oxygen is exceedingly important and essential for human beings to survive. Not only that, it provides our water and water for the water cycle, we need all these things to survive. 

One of the most substantial reasons for ocean pollution is ‘littering’ something as simple as that. Can destroy one of our BIGGEST natural resources, because we litter it goes straight to the sea. It’s what kills our marine life, soon it’ll be polluting the air we breathe in. Another reason for ocean pollution. Is ‘Oil Spill’, this is caused by shipwreck every time there is a shipwreck. Especially a large ship the oil spills, as you know oil doesn’t mix with water, it just sits on top of the water. This results in seabirds dying, sea creatures dying, not only that it also pollutes the water. Mining in the ocean for materials pollutes the water, for example when mining for copper. Copper contains pollutants that then contaminate the ocean, this can interfere with the life-cycle of many marine animals. When chemical nutrients are released into the ocean this leads to a reduction in ocean levels. This is a very serious matter which can create a negative impact on humanity. There are so many reasons for ocean pollution but they all connect because they are all caused by humans. 

The reason for pollution is because of us humans, over decades us humans have been slowly destroying our own home. The place we live in, the place that keeps us alive, and the place where we create life. Since way back we haven’t thought about the consequences of our human activities. We didn’t think about what the impacts were going to happen, for us and the world. If we look at our world now there is ‘Ocean Pollution’ which we are focusing on. Animals are dying which is dreadful, as they are who we’re sharing Earth with; some animals even benefit us and the world. Some of the debris in the ocean does not decompose resulting in them using the oxygen to degrade. This will reduce our oxygen levels, but this can also pollute our air. The biggest consequence of our human activities that harm the Earth, is where we destroy Earth. 

But we can solve this problem, there are many solutions to ocean pollution. We can reduce the use of plastic products, if we do this there will be a reduction in plastic in the water. We can also start to use reusable products such as reusable water bottles, shopping bags, straw, and so on. These things can even be made from plastic bottles and other plastic products. Making them more eco-friendly will most-likely create a positive impact on the ocean pollution topic. Instead of littering on the beach, we can clean it up, not only on the beach but everywhere or anywhere. That way we can slowly reduce the amount of rubbish going into the ocean. Using biodegradable products can also help the environment, basically using eco-friendly things. We can sustain a proper and clean environment so we can still save the ocean. 

Yes, the ocean is being polluted and yes we can see that our world could end because of our activities. But if we start now, if we start to take action and start to think about what is happening around us. We can make a change we can make sure that we can save our world. That we can create change, spreading awareness, or just simply changing the type of products we use. If everyone does that we can sustain an environment where there’s no pollution. So instead of just talking about the future, we should take action now. 

Resources:

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-fisheries-hunger-idUSKBN1JZ0YA

• https://www.mana.md/how-important-is-protein/#:~:text=Humans%20can't%20survive%20without,every%20process%20of%20a%20cell.

• https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ocean-oxygen.html#:~:text=At%20least%20half%20of%20Earth's%20oxygen%20comes%20from%20the%20ocean.&text=Scientists%20estimate%20that%2050%2D80,some%20bacteria%20that%20can%20photosynthesize.

• https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/why-care-about-ocean.html

• https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/oceans-and-seas-and-water-cycle?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

• https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php

• https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/OR-0689.pdf

• https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexandranapoli/reusable-items-that-will-make-you-an-eco-friendly-person